2026 the Deming Prize Winners Announced

2026.10.6

The Deming Prize Committee is pleased to announce this year's winners as follows. The Deming Prize Award Ceremony will be held at KEIDANREN KAIKAN on Wednesday, November 11 2026, from 17:15. The ceremony will also be streamed online for the general public.
The Winners Presentations will be held from 13:00 at the same venue.


1. The Deming Prize for Individuals

 

Dr. Shu YAMADA
Professor
Dept. Industrial and Systems Engineering
Facaulty of Science and Technology
Keio University

2. The Deming Distinguished Practice Award

 

Mr. Shinji MIYAMOTO
Chief Officer
Customer First Promotion Group, Chief Quality Officer
Toyota Motor Corporation

3. The Deming Prize

 
PT. Cataler Indonesia (Indonesia)
Mr. Katsunori MURABAYASHI, President Director

National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center (Japan)
Dr. Masayuki Ezura, Director

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited, Driveline Division (India)
Mr. Vikram Verma Vadapalli, Director and Chief Executive Officer

Tata Toyo Radiator Limited (India)
Mr. Narendra Chavan, Chief Executive Officer

4. The Nikkei QC Literature Prize (available in Japanese only)

Deming Prize